Fly Aviation Academy

Interview Preparation

HR, technical and assessment-centre preparation for pilots going through airline selection.

Selection is a skill. It can be trained.

Most well-qualified pilots are not rejected for lack of ability — they are rejected for how they present, structure an answer or handle a technical question under pressure. Preparation is built around the way airlines actually assess.

Sessions are practical and personal: real questions, real time pressure, and a debrief that tells you exactly what to change before the next attempt.

Who this is for
Preparation support only. Fly Aviation Academy does not represent candidates to airlines or guarantee selection outcomes.

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What is covered

HR interview preparation

Structured answers, evidence-based examples and professional narrative.

01

Technical interview preparation

Systems, performance, regulations and operational reasoning.

02

Assessment-centre preparation

Group exercises, psychometrics and observed behaviours.

03

Airline-selection support

Application review, documentation and process expectations.

04

Professional presentation

Communication, composure and cockpit-appropriate manner.

05

Mock interviews

Full rehearsal with recorded feedback and an improvement plan.

06

How preparation runs

Profile review

Experience, licences and application assessed honestly.

STEP 01

Technical drill

Targeted work on the areas most likely to be probed.

STEP 02

Mock assessment

Full-length rehearsal under realistic conditions.

STEP 03

Final polish

Last-week plan, checklist and confidence work.

STEP 04
Airline selection processes vary and change. Content is based on current industry practice and the founder’s airline experience.

Led by the founder

Mr. Miguel de Freitas

More than 30 years of aviation experience and over 10,000 flight hours as an airline captain and aviation consultant — across Airbus, Embraer, Fokker and Gulfstream operations, airline start-ups and operational advisory.

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